暗光鳥

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Chinese

dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
light; ray; bright bird
trad. (暗光鳥)
simp. (暗光鸟)
alternative forms 暗公鳥暗公鸟
暗光鳥 (1)
暗光鳥 (2)

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Noun

暗光鳥

  1. (Hokkien) owl (Classifier: mn)
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) (Classifier: mn)
    • 2010, “暗光鳥”, in 康原 (lyrics), 張怡嬅 (music), 逗陣來唱囡仔歌(I):台灣歌謠動物篇 (lyric book):
      暗光鳥 三更半暝呱呱 目睭 
      暗光鸟 三更半暝呱呱 目睭 
      àm-kong-chiáu, saⁿ-kiⁿ-pòaⁿ-mî koa-koa chiáu, nn̄g lúi ba̍k-chiu, hoat âng kng
      The night heron quacks in the middle of the night; its two eyes glisten with red beams
  3. (Hokkien) night owl; someone who goes to bed late (Classifier: mn)

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